Ludovic Lacay wins EPT San Remo

Friday, 12 October 2012

Ludovic Lacay has claimed his first major title after winning the EPT San Remo Main Event overnight. The 27-year-old had previously reached the final table at EPT, WPT and WSOP events but had never quite sealed the deal.

He made no mistake this time around though, outlasting a final table that included Ireland's Jason Tompkins before defeating Jason Lavallee heads up. The pair agreed a chop which gave €644,910 to Lacay and €538,089 to Lavallee, with an extra €100k on offer to the eventual winner.

Two-handed play didn't last long with all the chips going in on a Qd4c10cJh board with Lacay's Q-10 in good shape against the Canadian's flush draw. The river was a blank giving the Frenchman the €744,910 first prize.

"It feels pretty good,” said Lacay of his maiden EPT triumph, “It's the accomplishment, getting there and beating all the players. When you start a tournament you aim for the first place but you never expect it. Here I am, it's amazing."

2011 EPT London Main Event winner Benny Spindler was the winner of the EPT San Remo €10k High Roller. The German was the last man standing from an 82-runner field and pocketed a first prize of €253,000 after beating Kevin Stammen heads up, sealing victory in style with pocket aces.

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